Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, Late-War Example by E. Ferdinand Wiedmann Republic of (DAF = Deutsche Arbeitsfront): Silvered

(DAF = Deutsche Arbeitsfront): Silvered metal buckle with a two-piece construction on the right end

a senior officer ion the Royal Air Force

He returned to Winnipeg and was admitted to the Manitoba Military Hospital

06 grams (inclusive of ribbon)

Dietl continued to climb the ranks in the Reichswehr and the Wehrmacht

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, Late-War Example by E. Ferdinand Wiedmann Republic of (DAF = Deutsche Arbeitsfront): Silvered(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Bronze) Constructed of bronzed feinzink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, diagonally across the badge is a Karabiner 98k rifle with the bayonet attached and the carrying sling hanging from the rifle, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch